Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Washington DC

Gabe Klein, Architect of DC’s Bike Progress, Is Chicago Bound

By Angie Schmitt | Apr 19, 2011 | 7 Comments

Chicago Mayor-Elect Rahm Emanuel has snapped up Gabe Klein, former head of the District Department of Transportation in Washington, to head up his transportation team in the Windy City. Klein earned a reputation as a transportation star in the nation’s capital, helping put Washington on the national map as a leading bike- and transit-friendly city. […]

Can Transit Expansion Produce Sprawl Like Highways Do?

By Tanya Snyder | Mar 18, 2011 | 6 Comments

Here in the Washington, D.C. area, our Metro system is expanding. A new Silver Line will go all the way to Dulles airport and beyond, into exurban Loudon County. The projected station stops are named for highways, not neighborhoods or landmarks: Reston Parkway, Route 28, Route 606, Route 772. Ten of the 11 new stations […]

NRDC Names 15 Smarter Cities

By Tanya Snyder | Feb 24, 2011 | No Comments

How long do you have to wait for a bus in your city? How much does it cost? Does every family on your block have two cars? And tell us about your bikeshare program… The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) has been asking questions like these to determine their list of 15 Smarter Cities – […]

House to Vote on Deep Cuts to Essential Transportation Programs

By Tanya Snyder | Feb 18, 2011 | 5 Comments

The House is still voting on amendment after amendment to the continuing resolution that will fund the federal government for the rest of FY2011. Just a quick recap as we go into the weekend. The “base bill” of HR 1 – not the amendments – would do the following: Eliminate the entire high-speed rail program. […]

“Anti-Livability” Bills Threaten to Clip Arlington’s Wings

By Angie Schmitt | Jan 28, 2011 | 3 Comments

A pair of bills making their way through Virginia’s House of Delegates threaten to slam the brakes on smart growth and livability efforts in Arlington and throughout Northern Virginia. House Bills 1998 and 1999, put forward by Delegate Jim LeMunyon (R-Fairfax), have been dubbed the “Anti-Livability” bills by local transportation reformers. HB 1998 seeks to […]

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